Are you an experienced beader/designer, or are your venturing for the first time into the wonderful, colorful world of beads? Either way, The Beaded Giraffe is your "beading place" in Bethesda.
Knots and silver cubes are used in this necklace variation.
Supply List
42 or more 8mm silver cube beads
6 ft. (1.83m) each of three colors of 1mm-diameter cord (Mokuba New York, 212-869-8900, item number
0925, colors 9, 50, 57)
2 15 x 11mm beading cones (Dog and Dragon Imports, 831-338-9309)
2 4mm round beads
lobster clasp and soldered jump ring (Rio Grande, 800-545-6566, riogrande.com)
8 in. (.20m) 22-gauge wire
6 3mm x .082 in. crimp tubes (Rio Grande)
Dritz Fray Check
chainnose and roundnose pliers
diagonal wire cutters
scissors
Cut three 6-ft. (1.83m) lengths of cord. Apply a thin
layer of Fray Check to a 1/2-in. (13mm) section on the
ends of each cord and let dry.
String 14 or more beads on each cord. Set two
cords aside.
Fold the cord in half. Tie an overhand knot 3 in.
(76mm) from the cut ends.
Slide a bead along one cord to the knot. Tie
both cords in an overhand knot next to the bead,
allowing space between the bead and the knots.
Continue until the distance between the first and
last knot is 61/2 in. (.17m) short of the desired length
of your necklace (my necklace is 191/2 in./.50m long).
Repeat steps 3 and 4 with the remaining cords.
Cut each cord at the fold and slide off any extra
beads. Tie a knot 13/4 in. (44mm) from the last knots
on each end. Apply Fray Check to the cut ends.
On one end, slide the cords in pairs through a
crimp bead and flatten each crimp bead (Basic
Techniques) 1/4 in. (6.4mm) from the knot. Trim the
cord near the crimp bead and apply Fray Check to
the ends.
Cut a 4-in. (.10m) piece of wire. Form a hook at
one end and loop it around the cord as shown.
Holding the tails with one pair of pliers, use the
other pair of pliers to wrap the wire snugly around
the tails. Bend the wire so it is parallel to the tails.
String a cone and a round bead onto the wire,
hiding the tails of the cord in the cone and nestling
the round bead in the cone's smaller opening.
Make the first half of a wrapped loop 1/4 in.
above the bead. Slide the clasp on the loop and
complete the wraps. Repeat steps 6 through 10 on
the other end, using the soldered jump ring in place
of the clasp.
Are you an experienced beader/designer, or are your venturing for the first time into the wonderful, colorful world of beads? Either way, The Beaded Giraffe is your "beading place" in Bethesda.
Cut three 6-ft. (1.83m) lengths of cord. Apply a thin
layer of Fray Check to a 1/2-in. (13mm) section on the
ends of each cord and let dry.
Fold the cord in half. Tie an overhand knot 3 in.
(76mm) from the cut ends.
Slide a bead along one cord to the knot. Tie
both cords in an overhand knot next to the bead,
allowing space between the bead and the knots.
Continue until the distance between the first and
last knot is 61/2 in. (.17m) short of the desired length
of your necklace (my necklace is 191/2 in./.50m long).
On one end, slide the cords in pairs through a
crimp bead and flatten each crimp bead (Basic
Techniques) 1/4 in. (6.4mm) from the knot. Trim the
cord near the crimp bead and apply Fray Check to
the ends.
Cut a 4-in. (.10m) piece of wire. Form a hook at
one end and loop it around the cord as shown.
Holding the tails with one pair of pliers, use the
other pair of pliers to wrap the wire snugly around
the tails. Bend the wire so it is parallel to the tails.
String a cone and a round bead onto the wire,
hiding the tails of the cord in the cone and nestling
the round bead in the cone's smaller opening.
Make the first half of a wrapped loop 1/4 in.
above the bead. Slide the clasp on the loop and
complete the wraps. Repeat steps 6 through 10 on
the other end, using the soldered jump ring in place
of the clasp.